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Dirty Tricks
Starring: Martin Clunes , James Bolam
Directed by: Paul Seed
Produced by: Jo Willett
Written by: Nigel Williams , Michael Dibdin
In this zany British romp, Martin Clunes (Doc Martin; Goodbye, Mr. Chips) keeps you laughing as Edward, a charming underachiever pursued by a plodding police detective (James Bolam, New Tricks). Yes, Edward is manipulative, greedy and completely amoral. But is he a murderer?
Item Number: 16038
- Format:
- DVD Widescreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 2 1/2 Hours
- Number of Discs:
- 1
- Special Features:
English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
• Biography of author Michael Dibdin and cast filmographies
In this zany British romp, Martin Clunes (Doc Martin; Goodbye, Mr. Chips) keeps you laughing as Edward, a charming underachiever pursued by a plodding police detective (James Bolam, New Tricks). Yes, Edward is manipulative, greedy and completely amoral. But is he a murderer? Absolutely not, he insists-despite the corpses piling up. Part bawdy bedroom farce, part zany crime caper and 100% winner of an International Emmy Award® for Best Drama. Recommended for mature viewers.
| Edward | --- | Martin Clunes |
| Moss | --- | James Bolam |
| Root | --- | George Potts |
| Karen | --- | Julie Graham |
| Dennis | --- | Neil Dudgeon |
| Thomas | --- | Henry Goodman |
| Clive Phillips | --- | Matt Bardock |
| Massimo | --- | Fabiano Martell |
| Garcia | --- | Martin Marquez |
| Kayoko | --- | Kanako Morishita |
| Alison | --- | Lindsay Duncan |
| Rebecca | --- | Anna Popplewell |
| Vicar | --- | Neville Phillips |
| Welsh Flunkey | --- | Robin Griffith |
| Registrar | --- | Barbara Kirby |
| Businessman | --- | Phil Nice |
| Ifor Lewis | --- | Dafydd Hywel |
| Defence Counsel | --- | Anthony Smee |
| Prosecution Counsel | --- | Julian Fellowes |
| Judge | --- | Peter Cellier |
Directed by Paul Seed
Written by Nigel Williams, Michael Dibdin
Produced by Jo Willett
Executive Produced by Jonathan Cavendish, Jonathan Powell
Original Music by Jim Parker
Cinematography by John Kenway
Film Editing by Dave King
Costume Design by Aideen Morgan, Diana Moseley
"Hilarious (and decidedly naughty)" -The Daily Telegraph (U.K.)
"Thriller with a sharply comic edge" -The Mirror (U.K.)
Edward states that he learned French so that he could read "Thérèse Racquin" in the original language. "Thérèse Racquin" is about an adulterous couple who dispose of the woman's husband so that they may be together, a close parallel to the story of "Dirty Tricks."
